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[GOM] Dangerous Allies.

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[GOM] Dangerous Allies.

Text byTadzio
June 6th, 2009 02:10 GMT
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Banner thanks to Pachi


The first set last Sunday was a battle between KT MagicNs teammates, (P)Violet and (Z)Luxury. Although Luxury was clearly still slumping, Violet impressed, demonstrating a heavy harass playstyle. Violet won Game 1 when he snuck a DT inside Luxury's mineral lines while the zerg was busy destroying a substantial portion of Violet's base. After Violet finally deflected Luxury's attack, Luxury found himself behind without any hope of recovering. In Game 2, Violet employed a one gate zealot rush, which Luxury was able to survive without taking heavy losses, though the intent was clearly to throw Luxury off his game, not kill him. Violet then followed up with a Zealot/DT timing attack/runby which failed to get past overlords. After successfully defending the timing attack, Luxury immediately counter attacked, destroying Violet's natural and containing the protoss, eventually leading Luxury to victory. Luxury played Game 3 in much the same way he did Game 2, except he was unable to use his lurker contain strategy to secure a fourth base. Violet's army slowly became too dense for Luxury to contain, let alone overcome/destroy, giving Violet the a well deserved win. Keep an eye on this guy, his proleague results don't seem to be a joke.

In what can be described as the least anticipated match of the Round of 32, the next set was (P)Tempest versus (Z)Hul. Tempest easily controlled his opponent and slid into a 2-0 victory.

The next set was an excellent ZvZ between (Z)Kwanro and (Z)MenSol[ZerO]. Despite the one-sided result of the series, Game 1 was easily the best ZvZ of season 3, and it qualifies as the recommended game of the week. I won't spoil the results.

The final set of the night was between CJ's (Z)EffOrt and WeMade FOX's (T)Mind. Elf-man versus dork-incarnate. EffOrt was expected to win due to his recent string of successes, but Mind did his part to make the series interesting. Mind took Game 1 by opening with wraith harass and followed up with bionic, pushing in time to take out EffOrt's fourth base (twice) and threaten EffOrt's third by taking out his temples. Game 2 was a relatively standard game where EffOrt was able secure a win with solid muta harass into lurker expand and finally ultra/ling/defiler play. Toward the end of the game, Mind made a mysterious decision to switch to BC and counter EffOrt's ultralisks, but lacking a fourth base, was unable to afford it. In Game 3, Mind executed a very interesting tank/marine rush that only failed because EffOrt's scouting lings caught Mind's first tank off gaurd and destroyed it, spoiling the timing of the rush. With the teeth pulled out of Mind's rush, EffOrt took the game with relative ease, completing his comeback.



Results
Ro32 - Day 4
(P)Violet vs (Z)Luxury
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Violet > Luxury
Violet < Luxury
Violet > Luxury

(P)Tempest vs (Z)Hul
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Tempest > Hul
Tempest > Hul

(Z)Kwanro vs (Z)MenSol[ZerO]
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Kwanro < MenSol[ZerO]
Kwanro < MenSol[ZerO]

(Z)EffOrt vs (T)Mind
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
EffOrt < Mind
EffOrt > Mind
EffOrt > Mind


Recommended Game
+ Show Spoiler +
(Z)Kwanro vs (Z)MenSol[ZerO] Game 1 on Neo Medusa.



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Upcoming
Ro16 - Day 1
June 7, PDT 02:00
(T)BaBy vs (T)sKyHigh
(P)Goojila vs (Z)July


(T)BaBy has exploded this season of GOM, exciting fans with his dropship play and abusive multitasking style. One of 6 non-seeds to make it to the Round of 16, BaBy eliminated (Z)KT.MGW)HERO, (P)JangBi, and (Z)Modesty to get where he is now. Last season, BaBy was eliminated by his teammate, Mind, 1-2, but he's currently 3-0 in TvT for the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague. Being a WeMade FOX Terran, BaBy has the practice resources of Mind and (T)NaDa to draw upon in prepararing for this match, and he'll need it to eliminate the much more accomplished Terran, (T)sKyHigh.

sKyHigh is CJ's new Terran hope and has been incredibly busy in Proleague and elsewhere representing his team with his exceptional abilities. Although sKyHigh was not a seed this season, he's clearly taken GOM seriously, making short work of (P)Rage, (Z)GGPlay and (P)Index on his way to the Round of 16. sKyHigh's TvT record in the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague is only 4-4, but his losses include games against (T)Flash and Mind, two excellent TvT players. And almost one year ago, in a 2008 Shinhan Bank Proleague game on Wuthering Heights, sKyHigh and BaBy played against eachother with sKyHigh coming out of the game with a win against the young Terran.

It's hard to draw many conclusions from a single game, especially when that game is a year old, and particularly when one of the players is young enough that a year is essentially an eternity... but if BaBy plays the way he did against JangBi, and sKyHigh plays the way he always does, expect this TvT to be worth a good hard watch.

Since the first set will be seedless, it's only appropriate that the second set should be played between two seeds: (P)Goojila and (Z)July. Both players belong to STX SouL, and watching teammates play is always interesting, especially when they're high caliber players, as is the case here. What's even more interesting is that they're both established monsters in the PvZ matchup. Oh yes, this will be excellent!

Goojila beat (T)Memory and fellow STX SouL player (Z)by.hero to earn his spot in the Round of 16, and he's currently an impressive 8-5 in PvZ for the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague. Perhaps because they are now teammates, it's been almost two years since July and Goojila last played on television. Goojila won on Python in the 2007 Shinhan Bank Proleague Round 1, proving he's capable of beating the God of War.

If 8-5 is impressive, how's 8-0 strike you? Because that's July's ZvP record for the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague. July is as monstrous as he ever was in ZvP, and that shows in his GOM bracket wins as well. He toyed with (P)Spear and man-handled (P)BackHo on his way to the round of 16 and now he's facing Goojila.

Whoever comes out on top here will have massive bragging rights on top of their already intimidating reputations regarding their PvZ skills, and it's almost a shame that they're meeting this early in the tournament.

Round of 16 Maps:
God's Garden
Heartbreak Ridge
Outsider




Odds n' Ends

Valor Ro16 Day 1 was cast this morning. Here's the live report thread, and it involves some drama (pages 5-7 for details).

Click here for details on GOMtv's World Invitational (Warcraft 3 tournament).



See you in the Live Report Thread!
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Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
June 06 2009 02:16 GMT
#2
For a moment upon seeing the title I thought this was going to be an article about Teamliquid's relationship with GOM. Go BaBy imo ~
[iHs]HCO | のヮの | pachi & plexa ownz | RIP _
Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
June 06 2009 02:19 GMT
#3
naw.. it's just a reference to playing your teammates in individual leagues.
Roxen000
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
1226 Posts
June 06 2009 02:19 GMT
#4
I can't wait =3
Thanks for the write up!
._.
nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
June 06 2009 02:25 GMT
#5
I liquibeted (T)sKyHigh but I hope (T)BaBy wins, he has so much potential, probably my second favourite pro after (T)NaDa
u gotta sk8
DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
June 06 2009 02:30 GMT
#6
Baby holds the wrath of Mind and Nada in his hands ^^
RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
June 06 2009 02:33 GMT
#7
very nice. can't wait
konadora, in Racenilatr's blog: "you need to stop thinking about starcraft or anything computer-related for that matter. It's becoming a bad addiction imo"
foeffa
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Belgium2115 Posts
June 06 2009 02:41 GMT
#8
I thought it was gonna be about the whole Valor situation. Nice write-up. Very much looking forward to the next set of games.
觀過斯知仁矣.
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
June 06 2009 02:44 GMT
#9
'Keep an eye on this guy, his proleague results don't seem to be a joke.'

Yeah the year of supporting Violet with doughnut gifts and keychains paid off for me finally. I'm so happy for him getting all these solid results. Violet Fighting!!
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
Nemesis
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2568 Posts
June 06 2009 03:02 GMT
#10
Violet is the shit!

these matches will be interesting, I can't afford to miss these games! gogo July!
Lee Young Ho fighting! KT P are just CHINTOSSTIC.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
June 06 2009 03:12 GMT
#11
Thanks for the write-up Tadzio!
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Deleted User 31060
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
3788 Posts
June 06 2009 03:39 GMT
#12
On June 06 2009 11:44 NeverGG wrote:
'Keep an eye on this guy, his proleague results don't seem to be a joke.'

Yeah the year of supporting Violet with doughnut gifts and keychains paid off for me finally. I'm so happy for him getting all these solid results. Violet Fighting!!


lol

gj neverGG, he was probably flattered by a foreign fan bringing him gifts, and look how good he is now

I really feel like a large part of players' motivation comes from their fanbases
Peaked at C- on ICCUP and proud of it! @Sunyveil
Gnaix
Profile Joined February 2009
United States438 Posts
June 06 2009 03:48 GMT
#13
BaBy's the next Flash
one thing that sc2 has over bw is the fact that I can actually manage my hotkeys
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
June 06 2009 03:49 GMT
#14
Nice writeup.

Yeah, Violet is a beast. His PvZ displays great harass and the brilliant gamesense of a star.

btw, what's up with valor vods?
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
June 06 2009 03:52 GMT
#15
what is valor? (It's been at the bottom of most of the gom newsposts, but I feel as if it hasn't yet been explained. )
PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
June 06 2009 03:53 GMT
#16
On June 06 2009 12:52 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
what is valor? (It's been at the bottom of most of the gom newsposts, but I feel as if it hasn't yet been explained. )

http://valor.starfeeder.com/
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
June 06 2009 04:10 GMT
#17
GO BABY GO.
Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2528 Posts
June 06 2009 05:45 GMT
#18
Zero and baby are so good right now
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
June 06 2009 07:22 GMT
#19
Thanks for the write-up... really looking forward to these games. I hope jaedong gets to the top 3 so I can cheer him on at Blizzcon.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
June 06 2009 07:30 GMT
#20
KTF representing Oo
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